Pazyrik, the valley of the Frozen Tombs
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An article by John F. Haskins, based on a 1955 lecture to the Needle and Bobbin Club, on the Pazyryk (spelled Pazyrik) burial mounds of the Siberian Altai and their frozen contents. It covers the Griaznov and Rudenko excavations, the debate over whether the builders were Scythians or Massagetae (Ta Yüeh-chih), and the dating of the finds. The main focus is Kurgan Five and its textiles: felt wall hangings and saddle covers with appliqué, linen and wool tapestries, imported Chinese silk with chain-stitch embroidery, and a knotted-pile woolen rug with elk, griffon and horseman borders. Plates and line drawings illustrate the textiles, and endnotes cite Russian, Chinese and classical sources.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1956
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 46
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